I'm thinking of the multiple times our political leaders go to KSA to perform Haj and umrah. The idea advertised is: more photo-ops at Haj the more religious, and more 'Muslim' you prove yourself to be. Especially memorable are pictures of Begum Khaleda Zia and Al Haj Falu wrapped in their ahrams and false piety.
"Muslims are required to perform Haj only once in their lifetime. Those who perform it repeatedly may actually be at sin, because they are crowding other Muslims who have paid their life's savings, and came from distant parts of the world to perform Haj. Just because they may be financially capable, and healthy, does not give them the right to do so. Why don t Muslims just follow Islam teachings?!" T. Tawfiq
Saudi Writer and Academic - Dr. Khaled M. Batarfi - writes an Op-Ed
today on his personal refelctions on Hujj that he pefromred this year.
URL Link:
http://www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.regcon&contentid=20131022184225
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